The Sage of the Six Paths listened to Obito's words, and a strange gleam flashed through his eyes.
"In fact, regarding the origins of my mother, I know very little. The only thing I know is that she came from beyond the heavens."
"Perhaps, just as you said, like humans, she also had her own race, her own beliefs, and… her own deity."
Obito nodded. A being as powerful as Kaguya, worshiped by the world as the Rabbit Goddess, the source of chakra in the Shinobi World, if she truly had a race, how powerful would that race be?
Perhaps Kamui was indeed related to this.
Thinking of this, Obito couldn't help but ask, "Beyond the heavens, what is it really like?"
"Beyond the heavens, huh…", The Sage of the Six Paths seemed to think of something. He asked, "Do you think the Shinobi World is big?"
Obito said, "To me, it's not big, but to some ordinary people, it's not small. Some people spend their whole lives unable to visit every place or see all the landscapes."
The Sage of the Six Paths nodded and said, "Beyond the heavens is immensely vast, a spacious and lonely place. Compared to it, the Shinobi World is far too small."
After a pause, the Sage of the Six Paths continued.
"Do you believe it? The stars you look up to in the night sky, perhaps each one of them is a sun. It's just that they are too far, too far from us, and only faint light reaches us, so they appear to be mere stars."
Obito was instantly surprised. He had never seen the scenery beyond the heavens, so he could only imagine and say, "So, from another place's perspective, is the Shinobi World also as small as a star?"
The Sage of the Six Paths shook his head, and his tone even carried a hint of self-mockery, "No. Humans always think too highly of themselves. But the Shinobi World, not even worthy of being called a star. In the context of the entire beyond, it is nothing but a speck of dust floating in space. Move just a bit farther away, and it disappears from sight."
Obito frowned, "Isn't that a bit exaggerated?"
The Sage of the Six Paths simply said blandly, "Whether it's exaggerated or not, you can see for yourself. After reaching the level of the Six Paths, the biggest difference from ordinary people is that you now have the qualification to glimpse the scenery beyond the heavens."
Obito nodded. The Sage of the Six Paths shouldn't lie about such things. He truly wanted to see the scenery beyond the heavens. If he could bring Rin with him, even better.
Thinking this way, maybe having Rin summoned back through Impure World Reincarnation wasn't such a bad thing after all.
He said, "Let's continue our previous topic. Since you're no longer able to stop us, let us carry out everything as planned. At the very least, we can guarantee, we stand from the position of humanity."
The Sage of the Six Paths fell silent. After a while, he finally said, "Everyone believes that what they do is right. You are like that, and so am I."
"Before I completely lose the chance, I will still do what I believe is right. Of course, now I at least understand your stance, so you can also consider this as my… final trial."
Saying this, the Sage of the Six Paths became serious.
"If you can't even pass my trial, how will you face my mother?"
"If you can pass it, then perhaps it means you can do what I could not. Entrusting the Shinobi World to you, at least, is more reliable than entrusting it to me, isn't it?"
Obito was stunned and looked toward Sasuke in the distance, "Don't tell me, you can still pass on another portion of power to him?"
The Sage of the Six Paths shook his head, "The power was already passed on before. I held nothing back. Once the energy is transferred, it cannot be taken back. I cannot retrieve the energy I gave to Naruto and give it to Sasuke."
"However… have you forgotten something? My existence is not alone. I… have a younger brother."
"Although he has long fallen into slumber, in this moment of crisis, I can awaken him. He, like me, has prepared some backup plans to stop our mother."
'Otsutsuki Hamura?'
'So that's how it is!'
Obito suddenly understood.
At this time, the Sage of the Six Paths' body began to grow more and more ethereal.
"My time appearing here has not been short. I still need to reserve some strength to awaken my younger brother. I won't talk further with you."
"After this, perhaps I won't awaken for a long time. No matter who wins or loses, the Shinobi World will ultimately need you all to protect it. So, farewell."
After delivering his final words, the Sage of the Six Paths' body turned into a beam of light and vanished from this mental space.
As the Sage of the Six Paths disappeared, the people waiting outside finally rushed in. Only then did Obito and the others realize that, at some point, the Sage of the Six Paths had created a barrier that isolated everyone, allowing only him and them to communicate.
Obito once again sensed the gap between himself and the Sage of the Six Paths. In terms of raw power, he might be close now, but in terms of control over power, there was still a large gap.
Both Rins came to Obito's side. Young Rin couldn't help but ask, "What were you two just talking about?"
Obito smiled, "Just discussing some things others probably wouldn't understand, while also deciding the ownership of the Shinobi World."
Rin continued, "So, what was the result?"
"The result, huh…", Obito said slowly, "Actually, the result was already determined. That old man just refused to accept it. Even if we kept fighting, we would still win."
Rin blinked, "But isn't the Sage of the Six Paths really strong?"
Obito scoffed, "Just all show and no substance. All his power was actually already given to others. What appeared before us was just a soul body condensed from spiritual energy. Maybe he's still on the Six Paths level, but he's not much of a threat."
After a pause, Obito added, "Maybe his younger brother Otsutsuki Hamura is the same. They really gave everything for humanity. I probably can't be as selfless as they are."
At this moment, the Allied Shinobi Forces also rushed over, looking at Naruto who had collapsed on the ground in a coma.
Just now, they had seen the giant Rasenshuriken in Naruto's hand and felt the power that could destroy everything. At this moment, their expressions were extremely complicated.
It seemed that Naruto had been completely defeated.
Then the appearance of the Sage of the Six Paths had reignited their hope, but now, after his conversation with Obito, he too had disappeared.
Now, they didn't know what to do.
Obito looked at them and said slowly, "Accept your fate and your ending. Even if it's a numbers game, more people now stand behind me."
"In truth, you are the minority. According to Naruto's logic, shouldn't the minority obey the majority?"
The Allied Shinobi Forces immediately became restless. Many people were unconvinced and tried to argue with Obito.
But Obito had no intention of responding to them anymore.
He simply looked up at the mental space and said, "Since Naruto has been defeated, there's no reason for us to stay here any longer. Everyone, let's return to the Infinite Tsukuyomi and continue dreaming."
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